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Questions and Answers: 2021

Question: I found the plant in the photos on the hill behind my house this fall in Wayland, MA. It appeared …

  • Question

    I found the plant in the photos on the hill behind my house this fall in Wayland, MA. It appeared out of nowhere and is the only one of its kind. It looks like a small spindly cornstalk but the flowers at the top are different, whitish.

    Answer

    Dear mabelde, good afternoon. I don't know which species of grass you have photographed, but it does look like a member of the Sorghum genus. It might be Sorghum bicolor, but I would need to see a physical specimen to know this. Best wishes.